Chapter 1081 - Hot Red Flag
Hongqi and Tesla are officially launched in the United States. And with good results.
Especially Hongqi, after various test videos came out, everyone had a more intuitive view of Hongqi.
Many people who are ready to buy a car can't help but take a look at it and take a test drive by the way. After the test drive, many people immediately fell in love with pure electric vehicles.
The performance is so good, it's much more comfortable to drive than a traditional car. At the same time, the configuration is also relatively high, coupled with the beautiful interior, so that many people like this car at once.
And Hongqi's data in China is also publicized in the United States. Throughout 2019, Hongqi has become the sales champion of Huaxia Automobile brand.
The sales volume of the Hongqi brand in China is as high as 3.5 million units, which is very scary. At the same time, the quality has also passed the test of time, and the performance in China is very good.
In fact, before Tesla and Hongqi came to the United States, they were already very famous in the United States. Many American auto editors have been to China more than once to make videos.
Huaxia's pure electric vehicles are also the envy of many countries. Now that battery electric vehicles are finally available in the United States, some people can finally buy and play.
Compared with Tesla's orders, Hongqi's sales in the United States are much better. After all, the price is relatively cheap, and coupled with the high wages in the United States, it is not difficult to buy a car.
Just when Tesla's U.S. factory went into production. At the headquarters of the American automotive giant General Motors, a meeting is taking place.
Such meetings have been going on for a long time. As a former automotive giant, General Motors once shined all over the world.
But in recent years, GM has been like a twilight old man. In the economic crisis of '08 went bankrupt and reorganized.
But after the reorganization, it still can't recover, just like an old man, aging a little bit.
In the past two years, it has been more serious, and due to the impact of the Chinese market, GM's life has been even more difficult. The rise of Huaxia new energy vehicles is too rapid, so that global car companies are unexpected.
After losing the Huaxia trial production, GM not only lost the Huaxia market. It has also been devastated by other brands in major markets around the world.
Especially German and Japanese brands. After they lost the market in Huaxia. Began to focus on North America, Europe and other regions, and worked hard to get back the lost market.
In this case, the life of GM is becoming more and more difficult. Now again, I think about the bankruptcy crisis.
Recently, GM laid off nearly 20,000 employees in North America. The closure of six factories all showed that GM was having a hard time.
"This morning, the news came back from Tesla. They expressed their willingness to cooperate with our GM Group in technical cooperation. ”
At the beginning of the meeting, a piece of news made the shareholders who participated in the meeting smile with a difficult smile on their faces. If GM is to reinvigorate now, it must transform.
There is little hope for traditional gasoline models. At present, major car companies around the world are working hard to develop pure electric vehicles.
In the field of pure electric vehicles, Tesla is the most powerful technology. If we can cooperate with Tesla, GM may be able to resurrect it.
"But Tesla has one condition. That is the desire to be able to acquire our Hummer brand for one hundred million dollars. ”
When they heard this condition, the major shareholders couldn't help but whisper. What they are talking about is not whether they can sell it, but whether this matter can be solved.
The Hummer brand has been shut down, and for GM it's a piece of garbage thrown in the trash. Scrap like something, a little profit can not be created.
Since it can't create profits, then the brand has little value. However, although the Hummer brand has no value for GM, it is not said that it can be sold if it is sold.
Long before that, there were car companies in Huaxia that wanted to buy Hummer. However, in the end, it was blocked by the U.S. government, and in the end, the deal was not successful, and in the end, GM had to shut down the Hummer brand.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we at General Motors have reached the most critical moment. I hope we all work together. I will try to persuade the government to agree to the acquisition. In this way, we can reach cooperation with Tesla in new energy vehicles. In the future, our company's main focus will be shifted from fuel vehicles to electric vehicles. ”
GM President George Cente said seriously. Now GM has reached a life-and-death juncture again. If they want to be resurrected, they have to be one step faster.
Now German and Japanese automakers have joined forces with each other. Several German auto giants have begun to deploy charging piles on a large scale in Europe.
Japanese automakers are also involved in the deployment of charging stations in Europe, North America and other parts of the world.
They compete for standards and charging standards. Whoever masters this standard will have the initiative in the future.
The standards they use are different from Huaxia's car standards. The loss of the Huaxia market has made these car companies unite, ready to stabilize the external market first, and then focus on the Huaxia market.
What makes American companies most depressed is that German and Japanese companies participate in playing together, and do not bring American car companies to play together. Whether it's GM, or Ford and Chrysler, no one plans to play with them.
The reason for this is because of the interests after losing the Chinese market. The North American market is crucial for both German and Japanese markets.
If they lose the North American market, then their life will be even more difficult. However, the European and American markets are the strongholds of the United States. If they play with the American system, then it is not certain who will play who in the end.
So now the German and Japanese are united, with a layout in North America on the one hand, a layout in Europe on the other, and a layout elsewhere in Asia.
With their own technical strength, their pace is much faster than that of the American system.
Complex, now the global automotive market that is called a complex. After Tesla's strong rise, it disrupted the global car market.
This chaotic market has made life difficult for almost all car brands. The Japanese market share in China is declining rapidly, so now the Japanese are mainly engaged in the North American market, and by the way, they are stable in Southeast Asia, India and other countries.
The German system is trying to open up the European market, and the American department is now trying to stabilize its market in North America.
As for car brands in other countries, life is even harder. The Korean system is now basically about to withdraw from the Chinese market. Market share in Europe and North America is also declining.
Life is not easy, so now they are all looking for a way out. And American brands have seen hope after the end of the trade war between China and the United States.
This time, it is not only GM that will cooperate, Ford and Chrysler are also seeking cooperation, and their strategy is very simple, to join forces with Huaxia to develop the new energy vehicle market.